Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?

About Cath@VWXYNot?

"one of the sillier science bloggers [...] I thought I should give a warning to the more staid members of the community." - Bob O'Hara, December 2010

Shuffle meme – scores and answers

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, the response was great, especially considering the number of album tracks on there! Thanks everyone who took part, this was a really fun meme! With one point available for each correct song title and band name*, how did everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, embarrassing fan girl, meme, music, personal, videos | 12 Comments

OMG OMG

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just met Trevor Linden, Vancouver Canuck and genuine local hero. I shook his hand and he signed an autograph for my friend’s son, who is called… Linden. (Yes, his dad named him after a hockey player). TL: “How do … Continue reading →

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, personal, photos, sport, Vancouver | 12 Comments

First music night: by the numbers

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yes, I finally managed to get a music night going. Busker catz will play for katnip – Instruments: 1 classical guitar(me), 1 flute (brother-in-law’s hilarious new girlfriend)– Bottles of beer: 1– Bottles of wine: 1 (no, not each)– Breakdown of … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, furry friends, music, personal, photos | 20 Comments

The margins of scientific understanding

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Apparently I’m feeling bloggier now. It is not a good sign when you write “aaarrgghh” in the margins of a paper you’re trying to understand. I never knew that my lack of training in pathology nomenclature would become such a … Continue reading →

Posted in grant wrangling, science, silliness | 2 Comments

Quiet week

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Not feeling very bloggy, so just a quick question: When did people stop speaking about things, and start speaking to them? As in, “if you could just speak to the funding situation…”

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Your Father was an Iceman…

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…but the olfactory resemblence of your mother to elderberries remains unverified by modern science. Here’s a rare gem from this week’s local news. A few years ago, a body emerged from a melting glacier in Northern BC. When I first … Continue reading →

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Shuffle Meme

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

NOW WITH EXTRA LYRICS AND CLUES IN RED! As seen at MonkeyGirl and What a recently tenured college professor shouldn’t be doing – this one looked like too much fun to pass up. Step 1: Put your MP3 player or … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, music, silliness, videos | 36 Comments

PZ PredictZ

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Following this post on the discrediting of astrology, PZ Myers has started a sideline in fabricated horoscopes. Some of these are priceless, so I’ve collected them here for those of you who don’t read Pharyngula. (But wait! Doesn’t everyone read … Continue reading →

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Primate Party Time!

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s been a while since the last Primate Party, but then I saw a photo of a bathing monkey on a colleague’s desk* and remembered an anecdote from a couple of years ago. In between my postdoc and industry job, … Continue reading →

Posted in camping, monkeys, personal, photos, Primate Party, silliness | 8 Comments

Arabidopsis Abuse and Cruelty to Carrots

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Luckily for my sanity, this week’s email alerts from Nature News are much more interesting than the ones I’ve been getting from Google. Today’s offering concerns new guidelines from the Swiss government’s ethics committee. All relevant grant applications must now … Continue reading →

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